A defense official detailed “interim guidance” to FOX News on Wednesday, which states that anyone that has been “hospitalized with COVID-19 will be medically disqualified and would need a service waiver to join.”

A Military Entrance Processing Command memo detailing stricter guidance was first reported by The Military Times on Wednesday. The memo says that a reported history of confirmed COVID-19 will be annotated as “considered disqualifying.” During the medical history interview or examination, a history of COVID-19, confirmed by either a lab test or clinician diagnosis, is permanently disqualifying.